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   Gisele to StarDork@beammeup.scotty   
   Re: [NEWS] - Enterprise Rebuffs Shatner   
   18 Oct 04 19:44:52   
   
   XPost: alt.startrek, alt.tv.star-trek, alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise   
   From: iluvds9@NOSPAMgmail.com   
      
   StarDork@beammeup.scotty wrote in   
   news:e8t7n0l6756ljtq4hg1hk5t3ami9qbkqjq@4ax.com:   
      
   > On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 16:43:46 GMT, Halcyon  wrote:   
   >   
   >>Jojo wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> I have a problem with putting money above artistic contributions. As   
   >>> you say he's doing just fine now, he doesn't need the money. I don't   
   >>> see a problem with doing it "for the fans".   
   >>   
   >>He's not doing it for the fans. Fans aren't watching Enterprise.   
      
   Nah, he just wants more money, greedy *&*_(*#.  He just came out with a   
   silly CD, to guess what, MAKE MONEY.   
      
   > Exactly right. The meager fan base Enterprise has now are not genuine   
   > Trek fans. Most of those have stopped caring about this Trekmare   
   > called Enterprise.   
      
   Bull, I have been a Trek fan since TOS and I'm still a fan as are many here   
   and elsewhere.   
      
   >> The   
   >>production practically begged him to do it to save their sorry ass   
   >>ratings. Now they want to fight him over his fee? I say screw them.   
   >>Shatner rules.   
      
   Hardly.   
      
   > Shat has never seen Enterprise but I'm sure lots of his people who   
   > have are probably telling him it isn't worth saving.   
   > They are correct.   
   > After the dreck they opened the season with I doubt many real fans   
   > will even return to see Spiner. It's a shame.   
      
   Some of us like the show and I think ratings will improve with time now   
   that Manny Coto has taken the reigns.  At least I hope so.   
      
   Gisele   
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